Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFor more than half of its working residents, Valleyview is a commute to Columbus
Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any work in Valleyview; the top destination outside it is Columbus (56%, 5 miles). Valleyview has 19 jobs, against 358 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Valleyview: the figures worth knowing
Valleyview is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Valleyview, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Valleyview has about 300 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Valleyview residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 358 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Valleyview to work: where people go
Where Valleyview clocks in
56% of workers
3% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Who commutes out of Valleyview, and who commutes in
On a workday 358 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Valleyview on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.
0.05 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How many miles Valleyview commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
32% of the jobs in Valleyview make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valleyview, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 19. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Valleyview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Valleyview
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valleyview workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 304 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Work in the towns next to Valleyview
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valleyview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleyview | – | — | — | 22 min | $58,125 |
| Franklin Township | 1% | C | A | 20 min | $52,201 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Valleyview’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Valleyview: questions
What is the median household income in Valleyview?
$58,125 (±$11,842) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valleyview?
30.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valleyview?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valleyview work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Valleyview without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valleyview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valleyview
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.